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Φιλοκαλοῦμέν τε γὰρ μετ' εὐτελείας καὶ φιλοσοφοῦμεν ἄνευ μαλακίας → Our love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance; our love of the things of the mind does not makes us soft.

Τhucydides, 2.40.1

Greek Monolingual

ο, Ν
ο πωλητής φτερών.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < πτερό + -πώλης. Η λ. μαρτυρείται από το 1871 στο Ελληνογαλλικό Λεξικό του Αγγ. ΒλάχουJ.